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    Chestnut?

    Growing in the crotch of my large silver maple. 5 coarse toothed leaves, woody sapling stem. Is it a chestnut?
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    Central Iowa Storms - need help?

    Professional tree service here, SE MN, I’m 3 hrs away from today’s severe weather. If any of you down there wants to hire or subcontract a truck, trailer, skid steer, and/or climber let me know. 507-218-1585 cheers
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    Baby cottonwoods sprouting like mad?

    Customer called, reporting multiple sprouts in her lawn. Near a medium sized cottonwood. She believes this is tied to the tree’s root system and sprouts are coming from the roots, and I concur. What can be done to stop the sprouting? Is the tree is distress or in trouble?
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    Sena Rechargable batteries

    2x Rechargeable Battery 1100 for sale. I ordered them because sales guy said the batts in my tufftalk lite are replaceable. They are not. $30 shipped CONUS in a padded envelope.
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    Dead black locust

    I don't see many of these die out. Did the White pine cause it too much competition? Or what other ideas do we have?
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    Oak wilt & vascular system

    Had a huge red oak lose a 16" limb over the last windstorm. the stub is about 12ft long, of course broken at the end. Can I cut it back to the trunk now, or wait until the dormant season to create that wound? Can/will oak wilt make its way into the trunk's main vascular system via the 12'...
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    Knot for hanging tire swing?

    Howdy gang. I got a customer that wants a tire swing installed. What’s the best arbor-friendly way to tie the rope to the tree branch? Should I worry about a running bowline constricting the cambium if left there for several years? I plan to use a cambium saver, garden hose material more than...
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    Thinner carabiners

    Hey guys. I have a few standard carabiners. A bunch of Rock-O and Pirates. But the material is fat. I struggle to put 2 biners in the same shackle of the swivel on my bridge. Before I rip that swivel out for a CMI California swivel with multi holes, I want to see if I can replace those biners...
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    arboristsite.com down

    Wonder if it's hacked. Damn you aliens, better not hack my search history! #dammit
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    ISA Certification & "professional" services?

    Here's a question open for discussion: When you are providing services as an ISA Certified Arborist, are you providing Professional Services? I would guess not, since there is no personal license requirement at the State level. However, as a Certified Arborist you would presumably be providing...
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    So.. Free Climbing?

    https://www.fs.fed.us/treeclimbing/policy/2015_04_22NTCGweb.pdf Section 6.2. So the Fed Forest Service is describing a scenario when you can move about the tree crown without being tied in? Are they - and their employees - not required to follow Z133? I mean I get it, I've climbed a tree as a...
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    If you have a skid I want your opinion

    My business scored a line of credit and I feel like a 5yr old in a toy store. Looking for some hydraulics to purchase to save on my back. I think I've settled on either a Bobcat MX85 or a Cat 247/257. To those of you with a mini: how many times have you needed the mini where a full size track...
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    Climbing with a pole saw

    I've climbed with my Jameson+Silky handsaw trying to prune some upper branches, and let me tell you it's a PITA. I'm looking to upgrade - I like the Stihl HT131 (I'm a Stihl guy), but I also like the idea of a lightweight battery powered one. I'm trying to decide if the Milwaukee M18 Quik-Lok...
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    Camp Tree Access Evo Climbing Harness?

    Does anyone have experience with this gear? Seems like a cool innovation - I like the little red loops on the side of the bridge, are they designed to support weight/second TIP? Plenty of 'biner loops, but one thing I don't notice: a solid ring or two to hang a chainsaw lanyard. treestuff.com -...
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    Negative rigging pry bars

    What is anyone using for a small saddle-friendly pry bar to take with when negative rigging or chunking down spars? More than once I've wished I had a little more leverage than my little palm wedge. Cheers
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    Weaver saddle to rope bridge and paws- cougar liger mod

    Hey gang. I just recently converted my Weaver Cougar saddle to a rope bridge saddle with rigging plates -- many call this the "liger" mod. I decided to go with 1/2" Samson for the rope, and Rock Exotica Tri-rig rigging plates. Below is a video of me doing the mod to my saddle. I like the...
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    Red pine discolored

    What did you think is the issue with this red pine? Dried or discolored needles. We’ve had a standard summer, not particularly dry. This tree sits just north of a shallow tin roof, so my first thought was sunburn, but HO says it just started happening early this summer and has never sunburnt...
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    Rope bridge, finally. Now what knot?

    Finally turned my trusty old Cougar into a rope bridge saddle. 1/2" Samson Arbormaster in a pair of RE TriRig paws. I'm using double-overhands on either side now. What knots does everyone here like?
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    Mtronic - which model, which reset procedure?

    Video explaining the different reset procedures for the different Mtronic generations: But my question remains. I have two MS362 saws in my stable, one manufactured 09/14, one 06/16. They have slightly different air shrouds, etc. I believe the older one to be version 1 with the 90 second...
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    Sterling Tendril slipping on Uni

    I'm having some issues with my Sterling Tendril MRS climbing system. It runs through the Uni and it normally tends well enough using @oldfart 's climbing in a loop setup. But recently it seems that the Uni cannot catch the rope when I weight it after ascending. I hip-trust up, pulling the tail...

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